The invention discloses a finish turning method for the external circular surface of a thin-walled gear ring in the technical field of thin-walled gear ring machining. The method specifically comprises the following steps that S1, a main fixture body is clamped in an inner hole of the thin-walled gear ring workpiece to make the thin-walled gear ring workpiece be fixed and transmit cutting force ina fixture; S2, after the thin-walled gear ring workpiece is fixed, a turning tool with the tool cutting edge angle of 75-90 degrees is selected to conduct external circular rough turning on the thin-walled gear ring workpiece; S3, then the thin-walled gear ring workpiece is subjected to external circular finish turning, and a turning tool with the front rake angle of 15-30 degrees is selected forcutting; S4, after finish turning is completed, a cutting part is polished. According to the method, by adopting a reasonable cutting amount and cutting tools, cutting heat of the workpiece in the cutting process is eliminated; meanwhile, by adopting the cutting tool with the large tool cutting edge angle, the radial stress of the workpiece can be reduced, the cutting vibration and the deformation of the workpiece are reduced accordingly, and the dimensional precision, tooth profile precision and surface roughness of the external circular surface of the workpiece can be improved.